The program began with a noble objective to improve the living condition of the urban poor communities in the year 2005. The program which was initiated ten year back in Dharan, Bharatpu, Birgunj and Ratnanagar is now being implemented in sixth phase in Sundar Haraicha,Kalaiya and Khairahani. 
 

With the encouraging and effective participation of the community people and harmonious partnership with the local government for the development of the targeted urban poor communities, the program (sixth phase) with the title 'Enabling communities for Socio-economic Transformation adopting people led development process' is under implementation in Sundar Haraicha, Khairahani and Kalaiya covering 65 slum and squatter settlements (13 communities in Khairahani with 722 households comprising 3282 people, 30 communities in Kalaiya with 2035 households comprising 13161 people and 22 communities in Sundar Haraicha with 960 households comprising approximately 4362 people).